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A radial illustration depicts a multi-armed sea star densely covered with sharp spines on the aboral surface, typical of the crown-of-thorns sea star (Acanthaster planci; COTS). This marine invertebrate is an echinoderm (class Asteroidea) within the phylum Echinodermata, showing radial symmetry with spined arms emanating from a central disc. In marine biology and reef ecology, it acts as a corallivorous predator, everting its stomach to digest scleractinian coral polyps. The species inhabits benthic coral reef environments across the Indo-Pacific.
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